Trump words always inconsistent, undermines claim of principled action, but its just opportunistic geopolitics that will further erode US credibility, strain alliances Here's a twist: Colombia backs @fossiltreaty.bsky.social with the Netherlands So, will Netherlands now be added to Trump's list?

Trump in a single gaggle on Air Force One just threatened: -- a second strike against Venezuela -- Cuba -- Mexico -- Colombia -- Iran -- Greenland (which in turn would be an attack on the EU and Denmark)

Global EV (BEV + PHEV) Dec 2025 sales were ~ 2m units Total >20 million in 2025 (preliminary) >14m BEV BYD 4.55m sales, 2.26M BEV + 2.29M PHEV, 8% YoY growth

From the headline alone, I knew it had to be @latingle.bsky.social #auspol .. Agree that the second order aka ripple effects from this one re what's acceptable now globally are likely to be the biggest issue.

"We will be monitoring this delicate situation to make sure there is no unnecessary loss of innocent oil” chaser.com.au/world/ally-l...

Even 7 million years ago, when the earliest putative hominin (Sahelanthropus tchadensis) showed first evidence of hominin bipedalism, CO2 levels lower than today. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... The plants, animals, all biota that live with us now have evolved in this climatic period of lower CO2

H2 refuelling facility a feeding station for unicorns Toyota first pioneered hydrogen >3 decades ago But H2 for transport bets against physics Me in 2021: #Hydrogen a distraction #Lithium #batteries winning transport race BEVs (green) vs HFC (purple) www.pv-magazine-australia.com/2021/01/27/h...

With friends like these, who needs enemas?

"Asked if he would condemn the action.....Starmer said "I want to establish the facts first. I want to speak to President Trump. I want to speak to allies" What facts? It was an unprovoked attack You are a lily-livered disgrace of a PM FFS Grow a backbone www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c5...

"The Hague in the Netherlands was the 1st city in the world to enact a law prohibiting advertisements for fossil fuel products & services... the decision to implement the ban challenges norms& conventions that drive fossil-fuel consumption worldwide & sets an example for other governments to follow"

Venezuela opposition reports the so called "capture" of Maduro was a negotiated deal between Maduro and US for an agreed exit strategy. We reported in November that this would be the case. The US bombed Venezuelan service members as part of a death theatre. #VenezuelaInvasion

Marco Rubio is reportedly saying Maduro will stand trial in US courts. Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.

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#CancelAUKUS We can’t hand sovereignty to the US. Their military is currently bombing Venezuela, threatening Iran, murdering people in boats and doing nothing about Russia. These are not actions we can subscribe to, let alone assist with. @albomp.bsky.social @australianlabor.bsky.social

#RoadSafety #CarCulture

"It's completely unacceptable to see fat generals. It's a bad look and it's not who we are. [Whatever your rank or uniform] you need to meet height and weight standards and pass you PT test." --Pete Hegseth, Sep 30, 2025

“In Australia, we subsidize the fossil fuel industry, and we charge our kids a fortune to go to uni.” - Australia Institute co-CEO Richard Denniss. Add your name to the call and demand the gas industry pays its fair share: https://nb.australiainstitute.org.au/increase_the_prrt

Let’s have a Royal Commission into this travesty eh?

How about we align the amount of coverage of issues with actual risk based on stats? Not saying we don't need to properly regulate bikes. But we need to regulate large cars a lot more if you go on what kills most Australians on roads. bsky.app/profile/prof...

Is everyone aware you can get low to no interest loans to help you switch over? Idk about over east but in WA if your household earns $210k or less you qualify. Some of the comments indicate people think these are "only for the rich".. 3 year payback here btw. Get on it I 🤔. #auspol

Road safety commissions don't like talking about growing issue in road safety Vulnerable road users fastest growing source of deaths Lets ban walking That'd do it Or we could demand better safety in larger vehicles and mandate advanced driver assist always on www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

And there are #auspol politicians in our government that don't believe in anthropogenic climate change and even want us to burn more fossil fuels! People like senator Matt Canavan! Ignorant? Or Corrupt? www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...

How about business leaders first institute all the recommendations from the Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry?

Cars kill us 99% road deaths due to cars But 1 in 3 road deaths pedestrians & cyclists Bigger cars kill more peeps in cars And kill more of us not in a vehicle Big cars rate poorly in vulnerable user protection They don't have to Why are unsafe cars even licensable? bsky.app/profile/prof...

"It's so black! … you can hardly make out its shape … light just seems to fall into it!" "The Restaurant at the End of the Universe" Ch 18 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Trilogy Darker than darkness — blackest-ever solar cell energiesmedia.com/blackest-eve...

Happy New Year to all! 2026 will be EVEN MORE electric than all the years before it! See you at a fast charger (#MCS?!) VERY SOON! #alwaysbecharging #electrictruck #eActros ⚡️⚡️⚡️

And so 2025 ends with another disappointing month for battery EV sales in New Zealand with just 603 new light BEVs sold. Market share also down, so you can't just blame the economy. Q3: 1,994 (6.8%) last year; 1,772 (5.0%) this year. Q4: 2,201 (6.7%) last year; 1,802 (5.2%) this year. Aust: 9.5%

⚡️ JUST NOW: MAYOR ZOHRAN. IT’S OFFICIAL. 🎉

Fahrenheit 45-47.

A lot of people are saying Trump's trade war is ineffective, but in reality it keeps delivering for Aussie beef farmers.

The concerns about piracy were only ever about profits for companies, and now that bigger firms can make bigger profits from suck theft, it is ok.

New study by Xue et al. shows that #SuperElNiño events greatly increase the likelihood of global #Climate regime #Shifts, revealing their amplified impact and risks in a #Warming world. @Jong-Seong Kug www.nature.com/articles/s41...

It's New Year's Eve Going to watch fireworks tonight be like queuing up to see a hand puppet performance at a robotics show ICYMI Skyshow with 15,947 drones Liuyang in central China's Hunan Province, 17Oct2025 Fireworks so last decade youtu.be/i3_N_mnBE8g?...

From 1 July to 31 December Australians have installed 184,672 home batteries under the Albanese Government's Cheaper Home Battery policy. This has added 4.27 gigawatt hours of storage capacity.

ICYMI Iceland recorded its hottest ever Christmas Eve at 19.8 °C Iceland is warming fast from global warming caused by greenhouse gases, especially from fossil fuels, driving climate change, and earlier this year mosquitoes were found there for the first time www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...

New Year’s wish; fix our many tax loopholes to make our system fairer! Overwhelmingly tax system favours those with $ already - CGT, negative gearing, super, family trusts etc - all at expense of wage earners. We risk working poor, intergenerational inequity, shrinking tax base. @albomp.bsky.social

Average people who commit crimes don’t have a chance to comment on statements about their guilt before they’re issued by the police. Why the hell do companies who do wrong things get given this option by ACMA? www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...

🆕 #Blog Solar-powered irrigation: A pathway to low-carbon farming in sub-Saharan Africa 🖋️ By @claudiaringler.bsky.social and Hua Xie. 🔗 Learn more here: https://on.cgiar.org/3LbBSeq @cgiar.org#Blog

It's not - Africa can't afford to have #renewables and #EVs It's - Africa can't afford to NOT have renewables and EVs bsky.app/profile/prof...

Trump doesn't build things He steals things and perverts their original purpose for his own aggrandisement Else known as entrumpification Trump will soon insist that he wrote Moby Dick, oft considered a pinnacle of American literature, a profound exploration of obsession and the human condition

BREAKING NEWS: Actual facts appear for the first time on "Truth" Social.

In France, every available publicly-owned roof is being panelled, even bus stops & cycle sheds. Why? - 'cos panels are relatively cheap and France has a well-invested national grid and excellent sub-station networks. French electric bills went up by only 4% in 2022; cf the UK's sharp price hikes.

ICYMI British golf courses cover ~125,600 hectares If all existing and proposed UK solar farms were built, would cover 36,000ha That would leave 72% UK courses taking the place of farming (Or just keep them all, but only play 13 holes) Of course >1/2 that solar could just be on rooftops

EV efficiency standards in China, assume this is based on CLTC duty cycle etc, most of the big brands already meet this but its good to see progress going forward and not backwards as in some countries

Australian values ought be tied to a strong Europe Expressed in our support for Ukraine And in our relationships with our key trading partners And strongly distanced from the loss of values to be found in a Gulf of Trump Trump MAGA administration The US-es-arh pony club bsky.app/profile/prof...

While the RoW is still captured by lobbyists for fossil fuel, China is unencumbered Informed by science Acting accordingly Just doing bsky.app/profile/prof...

#AustraliaFair New "Best Available" law Any product placed on the Australian market must meet (a) Australia’s own minimum standards, and (b) where higher, the relevant binding technical/ safety/ environmntl standards applicable to that product in its country of manufacture bsky.app/profile/prof...

China rings in an efficient New Year that won't ruin your weekend China national standard for battery EVs efficiency from 1Jan2026 World’s first mandatory BEV standard updates China’s previous framework All new domestic production must comply from 1Jan carnewschina.com/2025/12/26/c...

🔋China has finalized hundreds of new and revised national standards, including EV battery safety rules. The updated standard, GB 38031-2025, takes effect July 1, 2026, and requires EV batteries to not catch fire or explode under standard test conditions. #battchat #batteries #energysky #greensky